We all understand that we should code to interfaces. Interfaces give client a contract which they should use without relying on the implementation details(i.e. classes). Hence, promoting loose coupling. Designing clean interfaces is one of the most important aspect of API design. One of the SOLID principle Interface segregation talks about designing smaller client-specific interfaces instead of designing one general purpose interface. Interface design is the key to clean and effective API’s for your libraries and applications. Continue reading “Day 5 — Default and static interface methods in Java 8”
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Day 4 — Let’s write Null free Java code
Every Java developer whether beginner, novice, or seasoned has in his/her lifetime experienced NullPointerException. This is a true fact that no Java developer can deny. We all have wasted or spent many hours trying to fix bugs caused by NullPointerException. According to NullPointerException JavaDoc, NullPointerException is thrown when an application attempts to use null in a case where an object is required.. This means if we invoke a method or try to access a property on null reference then our code will explode and NullPointerException is thrown. You can follow the 7 Days with Java 8 series at https://shekhargulati.com/7-days-with-java-8/ Continue reading “Day 4 — Let’s write Null free Java code”
Day 3: Let’s collect data using Stream API
On day 2, you learned that Stream API can help you work with collections in a declarative manner. We looked at the collect method, which is a terminal operation that collects the result set of a stream pipeline in a List. The collect method is a reduction operation that reduces a stream to a collection. The collect method takes a Collector which let us implement functionalities like group by, partitioning, very easily. Continue reading “Day 3: Let’s collect data using Stream API”
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